Washau Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Washau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
Washau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Washau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Washau is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Washau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Washau are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Washau is most numerous in: Zamfara, where 80 percent reside, Lagos, where 10 percent reside and Ogun, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Washau
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